Prescription Drug Abuse May be a Factor in Later Heroin Addiction

Prescription Drug Abuse May be a Factor in Later Heroin Addiction
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has released a report saying prescription drug abuse may be a factor in people eventually abusing heroin. The report says specifically that people aged 12 to 49 who had used … Read more on TestCountry.com (blog)

Heroin deaths skyrocketed this year in Montgomery County, Maryland
Police and the Drug Enforcement Administration report that heroin addiction often starts with an addiction to prescription painkillers. Nearly half of the young adults surveyed who inject heroin report that they started the drug abuse with prescription … Read more on Washington Times